Emblematic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

being or serving as an illustration of a type

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛmbəlmˈæɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɪlmastə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɪlmastə/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɛmbəlmˈæɾɪk/.

Examples

a crown is emblematic of royalty
the spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish
the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exemplary symbolic typic symbolical emblematical

Parts of Speech

adjective	serving as a visible symbol for something abstract “a crown is emblematic of royalty”
adjective	being or serving as an illustration of a type “the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy”

Word Forms

emblem	noun	a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
symbol	noun	something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
example	noun	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
type	noun	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

symbolisch

als sichtbares Symbol für etwas Abstraktes dienen

🇫🇷French

emblématique

servir de symbole visible pour quelque chose d'abstrait

🇪🇸Spanish

emblemático

sirviendo como símbolo visible de algo abstracto

🇮🇹Italian

emblematico

servire come simbolo visibile per qualcosa di astratto

🇳🇱Dutch

emblematisch

dienen als zichtbaar symbool voor iets abstracts

🇵🇹Portuguese

emblemático

servindo como um símbolo visível para algo abstrato

🇷🇺Russian

символический

служить видимым символом чего-то абстрактного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतीकात्मक

किसी अमूर्त चीज़ के लिए दृश्यमान प्रतीक के रूप में कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতীকী

বিমূর্ত কিছুর জন্য একটি দৃশ্যমান প্রতীক হিসাবে পরিবেশন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சின்னமான

சுருக்கமான ஒன்றிற்கான புலப்படும் அடையாளமாக செயல்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతీక

ఏదో నైరూప్యానికి కనిపించే చిహ్నంగా పని చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतीकात्मक

अमूर्त गोष्टीसाठी दृश्यमान प्रतीक म्हणून काम करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતીકાત્મક

અમૂર્ત કંઈક માટે દૃશ્યમાન પ્રતીક તરીકે સેવા આપવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಂಕೇತಿಕ

ಅಮೂರ್ತವಾದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಗೋಚರ ಸಂಕೇತವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതീകാത്മകമായ

അമൂർത്തമായ ഒന്നിൻ്റെ ദൃശ്യ ചിഹ്നമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ

ਅਮੂਰਤ ਚੀਜ਼ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ ਵਜੋਂ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

علامتی

تجریدی چیز کے لئے ایک مرئی علامت کے طور پر کام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

象征性的

作为抽象事物的可见符号

🇯🇵Japanese

象徴的な

抽象的なものの目に見えるシンボルとして機能する

🇰🇷Korean

상징적인

추상적 인 것에 대한 눈에 보이는 상징 역할

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mang tính biểu tượng

phục vụ như một biểu tượng hữu hình cho một cái gì đó trừu tượng

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นสัญลักษณ์ของ

ทำหน้าที่เป็นสัญลักษณ์ที่มองเห็นได้ของสิ่งที่เป็นนามธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersifat lambang

berfungsi sebagai simbol yang terlihat untuk sesuatu yang abstrak

🇲🇾Malay

lambang

berfungsi sebagai simbol yang boleh dilihat untuk sesuatu yang abstrak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رمزي

بمثابة رمز مرئي لشيء مجرد

🇮🇷Persian

نمادین

به عنوان نمادی قابل مشاهده برای چیزی انتزاعی عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sembolik

soyut bir şeyin görünür bir sembolü olarak hizmet etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִמלִי

משמש כסמל גלוי למשהו מופשט

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